Search results
Welcome to Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the 100 best-reviewed Western movies of all time, sorted by Adjusted Tomatometer with at least 20 reviews for each selection. Additionally, we...
- 10 ‘The Searchers’
- 9 ‘My Darling Clementine’
- 8 ‘Unforgiven’
- 7 'True Grit'
- 6 'Hell Or High Water'
- 5 'Rio Bravo'
- 4 'Stagecoach'
- 3 'High Noon'
- 2 'The Treasure of The Sierra madre'
- 1 ‘The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly’
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% With the likes of John Wayne, Natalie Wood, and Vera Miles, there was no way to talk about the best Westerns of all time without includingThe Searchers from 1956. Like many John Waynefilms, this one has stood the test of time and continues to prove itself as one of the greatest and most influential Westerns of all time. R...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% Having been released in 1946, My Darling Clementineis the oldest film on this list. The age of the film, however, does not discount the greatness that it exudes. Another film that chronicles the lives of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the rest of that crew, this film holds its own against all the rest. RELATED: 10 Iconic ...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% In another dynamite Western, Unforgiven follows Will Munny (Clint Eastwood) as he enlists the help of his friend Ned Logan (Morgan Freeman) to act as bounty hunters to track down an outlaw who unjustly assaulted a prostitute (Anna Thomson) for mocking his manhood. On top of the already amazing cast of Eastwood and Freeman...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95% While this is a bit of a departure from the 1969 version with John Wayne and Glen Campbell, this rendition is perhaps even better. With Jeff Bridges taking the lead, and support from Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Barry Pepperit is no wonder the film was widely acclaimed and nominated for numerous awards. ...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97% This film has a marvelous way of making you root for and empathize with the bad guys. Hell or High Water follows brothers Toby and Tanner (Chris Pine and Bed Foster, respectively) as they commit a series of bank robberies in an attempt to save their family ranch. Their crimes garner the attention of renown Texas Ranger, M...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% As the local lawman (John Wayne) arrests the brother of powerful local for murder, he is forced to deal with the onslaught from his gang as he waits for the US Marshall to arrive to receive the murderer. Along with the help of Dude (Dean Martin) and Colorado Ryan (Ricky Nelson), many adventures take place, and many wild m...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% Another great John Ford film,Stagecoach takes its rightful place here on the list. And again, another great performance by John Wayne. It is truly difficult to discuss the Western film genre without discussing both Ford and Wayne, as they both played pivotal roles in shaping and defining what a Western really should be. ...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% This truly phenomenal film soared to the tops of hearts and minds in 1952, earning it seven Academy Award nominations and four wins. This classic Western drama was even selected, in 1989, to be included in the Library of Congress National Film Registryfor being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. RELAT...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% The incredible Humphrey Bogart stars as a broke American drifter hired to construct oil rigs, then make their way into trying to strike it rich in the Sierra Madre mountains, prospecting for the riches of gold. Along with Bruce Bennett and Tim Holt, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is an absolute classic with a dynamite ...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97% This iconic Italian epic spaghetti Western is revered for good reason. As the third and final installment of theDollars Trilogy, the film follows three gunslingers, The Good (Clint Eastwood), The Bad (Lee Van Cleef), and The Ugly (Eli Wallach) as they search for a buried treasure. While the film was not a critical success...
2 days ago · The Best Movies of 2020, Ranked by Tomatometer. Rotten Tomatoes has collected every movie designated Certified Fresh over the past year, creating our guide to the best movies of 2020.
- Riley Keefe
- Hostiles (2018) 71% Christian Bale returns to the old west in 2018's Hostiles as a reluctant army captain who is given the task of escorting a Native American and his wife.
- Blackthorn (2011) 74% A continuation of the classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the beloved Cassidy is still alive and living under the alias of James Blackthorn.
- The Keeping Room (2015) 74% This thriller-western follows a trio of women who succumb to repeated attacks by drunken soldiers toward the end of the Civil War.
- In a Valley of Violence (2016) 76% Featuring some experienced stars with some surreal humor, In a Valley of Violence did more for critics than fans. Essentially it's an homage to the old west but possesses a similar sense of humor to that of the Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
May 10, 2022 · You can start with this list, but trust us, Westerns, like the West itself, seem to go on forever. These are some of our favorite landmarks for your journey through one of Hollywood's...
Best-Reviewed Movies 2020: Wide Release. A wide release is defined as a movie that plays in over 600 theaters…meaning it was a bit of a lighter crowd this year, considering 2020’s state of...
People also ask
Is the way back a good movie?
What makes a Great Western movie?
Is the Painted Bird a good movie?
Is onward a good movie?
Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets.
